[¶1]
Carmen Nicolle Harbaugh appeals her convictions of Level 4
felony dealing in cocaine, [1] Level 4 felony dealing in
methamphetamine, [2] Level 6 felony possession of cocaine,
[3]
Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, [4] Class B
misdemeanor possession of marijuana, [5] and Class C misdemeanor
possession of paraphernalia.[6] She argues the trial court abused
its discretion when it admitted the evidence obtained as part
of the search of her vehicle. She presents two issues for our
review, one of which we find dispositive: whether the State
presented sufficient evidence officers had probable cause to
conduct a warrantless search of her vehicle. We affirm.

[¶2]
On July 25, 2015, Westfield Police Captain John Lowes was
conducting surveillance in plain clothes and in an unmarked
police car. At approximately 2:00 p.m., a black Chevy Blazer
passed his location. Captain Lowes recognized the vehicle,
which belonged to Harbaugh, and one of the occupants of the
vehicle, Harbaugh, from prior encounters. He believed the
driver of the vehicle to be Harbaugh's boyfriend, Jacob
Beach. Captain Lowes knew Beach's driving privileges were
suspended and Beach had an outstanding arrest warrant for a
probation violation. Captain Lowes followed the Chevy Blazer
and contacted Sergeant Robert Dine for back up.

[¶3]
Captain Lowes observed neither Harbaugh nor Beach was wearing
a seatbelt. In addition, Captain Lowes saw the Blazer fail to
stop at an intersection and the license plate on the vehicle
was expired. He relayed this information to Sergeant Dine,
who pulled the Blazer over in a fast food parking lot.
Sergeant Dine approached the vehicle, confirmed Beach's
identity, and asked him to exit the vehicle. After a brief
scuffle, Captain Lowes and Sergeant Dine arrested Beach.

[¶4]
While Captain Lowes and Sergeant Dine were arresting Beach,
K9 Officer Song Kang arrived on the scene with his K9
partner, Gorky. Captain Lowes decided to impound the Blazer
because its license plate was expired, and he asked Harbaugh
to exit the vehicle. She did so and sat down at a nearby
picnic table.

[¶5]
Officer Kang deployed Gorky "for a sniff of the
vehicle[.]" (Tr. Vol. II at 23.) Gorky alerted on a
zipped black bag in the middle of the back seat of the
vehicle. Officer Kang opened the bag and found a small wooden
box. Inside the wooden box, officers found plastic bags
containing white powder and white crystalline substances,
cash, Ziploc bags, and green plant material. Also in the
black bag were digital scales and pills. Officer Kang found
Harbaugh's purse in the car. Inside the purse, he found
several pills, some pills packaged for individual sale in
small plastic bags, bags with a white powder residue, and a
cell phone. Three compact mirrors with powder residue on them
were also found inside the vehicle. Sergeant Dine place
Harbaugh in handcuffs, and a female officer on the scene,
Officer Angela Martin, conducted a search of Harbaugh's
person and discovered three pills, a small plastic bag
containing a white crystalline substance, three small broken
pieces of straw, and a broken portion of an ink pen. The
officers placed Harbaugh under arrest.

[¶6]
On July 27, 2015, the State charged Harbaugh with Level 4
felony dealing in cocaine, Level 4 felony dealing in
methamphetamine, Level 6 felony possession of cocaine, Level
6 felony possession of marijuana, Level 6 felony maintaining
a common nuisance, [8] Class A misdemeanor possession of a
controlled substance, [9] Class B misdemeanor possession of
marijuana, and Class C misdemeanor possession of
paraphernalia. On December 30, 2015, Harbaugh filed a motion
to suppress. The trial court held a hearing on the motion to
suppress on May 13, 2016, and denied the motion.

[¶7]
On April 17, 2017, the State moved to dismiss the Level 6
felony maintaining a common nuisance and Class B misdemeanor
possession of a controlled substance charges, and the trial
court granted the request. Harbaugh's jury trial began on
April 18, 2017. The jury returned a guilty verdict on all
remaining counts. On May 19, 2017, the trial court sentenced
Harbaugh to an aggregate sentence of nine years with four
years suspended.

Discussion
and Decision

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&para;8]
The trial court admitted the evidence collected as part of
the vehicle search. Harbaugh did not seek interlocutory
review of the denial of her motion to suppress but instead
appeals following trial. This issue is therefore
"appropriately framed as whether the trial court abused
its discretion by admitting the ...

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